Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 5 1 2010 03 15 28 34 Alireza Agha Yousefi Assistant professor of Payame Noor University, Qom, Iran Nasim Sharif Payam-e- Noor University, Tehran ,Iran 2015 10 14 Objective: This study was conducted to compare the personal well-being among the wives of Iranian veterans living in the city of Qom. Method: A sample of 300 was randomly selected from a database containing the addresses of veteran’s families at Iran’s Veterans Foundation in Qom (Bonyad-e-Shahid va Omoore Isargaran).The veterans' wives were divided into three groups: wives of martyrs (killed veterans), wives of prisoners of war, and wives of disabled veterans.The Persian translation of Personal Well-being Index  and Stress Symptoms Checklist (SSC) were administered for data collection.  Four women chose not to respond to Personal Well-being Index. Data  were  then  analyzed  using  linear  multivariate  regression (stepwise method), analysis of variance, and by computing the correlation between variables. Results: Results showed a negative correlation between well-being and stress symptoms. However, each group demonstrated different levels of stress symptoms.  Furthermore, multivariate linear regression in the 3 groups showed that overall satisfaction of life and personal well-being (total score and its domains) could be predicted by different symptoms. Conclusion:  Each group experienced different challenges and thus different stress symptoms.  Therefore, although they all need help, each group needs to be helped in a different way. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/378 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/378/374